).<\/span><\/p>\nThe last thing I want is a crappy screen with crappy font that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to read. If you go to the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Easy Reading\u00e2\u20ac\u009d section, then hover over \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Revolutionary Display,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d you find that the text looks pretty nice.<\/p>\n
If you just look at the images that Sony has on every other part of the site, then the text looks crappy. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know about you, but to me, crisp, easy-to-read text is extremely important. Those marketing bozos need to change their site to make it clear that the text is clear.<\/p>\n
You can rotate the text to have it go horizontal, which I think may feel more natural, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s other stuff you can do as well. I bet that eventually, this kind of thing will take off. I can even see using it myself.<\/p>\n
But it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not an iPod for books, as some people are claiming.<\/p>\n
You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t enjoy music through holding the physical CD case. I like having the case, reading the notes, and looking at the pictures. But most of the time, I just want to listen.<\/p>\n
When you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re enjoying a book, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re always looking at it and feeling it, as well as reading it. For book-lovers of a particular bent, this bit of plastic and glass just doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t compare to to thick paper and solid (and handsome) binding.<\/p>\n
Also, of course, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m usually in the middle of one or two books at a time (maybe three, but never dozens), so I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t often wish I had all my books with me on the train to work. An iPod fills a musical need that I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have with my books.<\/p>\n
Still, when I want a cheap book to read and throw away, e-books will save me money, while not being less attractive than most paperback covers. And when I want a whole bunch of choice for a long trip somewhere, this kind of thing would be great. So I like it so far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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